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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Definition: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Noun

1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonyms: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Synonyms: ALS (n), Lou Gehrig's disease (n). (additional references)
Synonyms by domain: al- (medicine), gehrig (medicine).

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Crosswords: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

English words defined with "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis": Gehrig ♦ Henry Louis Gehrig ♦ Lou Gehrig. (references)
Specialty definitions using "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis": Charcot disease ♦ epatite necrotica degli ovini, epatite necrotica infettiva ♦ infezione da Clostridium novyi o oedematiens ♦ Lou Gehrigs disease ♦ malattia nera ♦ Riluzole. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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References

  • The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Motor Neuron Disease) (reference)

  • The Diagnosis and Symptomatic Therapy of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Health

Most cases prove to be variants of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (references)

Common MNDs include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progressive muscular atrophy, and postpolio syndrome. (references)

In PLS, there is no evidence of the degeneration of spinal motor neurons or muscle wasting (amyotrophy) that occurs in a similar disorder called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Expressions: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

246

als amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

10

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis symptom

5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Language Translations for "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

amyotrofisk lateral sklerose (Lou Gehrig's disease). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

amyotrofe laterale sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

amyotrofinen lateraaliskleroosi (Lou Gehrig's disease), motoneuronisairaus (Lou Gehrig's disease), liikeratakovettumatauti (Lou Gehrig's disease). (various references)

   

French

  

sclérose latérale amyotrophique. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πλάγια μυατροφική σκλήρυνση (Lou Gehrig's disease). (various references)

   

Italian

  

SLA (Lou Gehrig's disease), sindrome di Charcot,tipo Dejerine (Lou Gehrig's disease), sclerosi laterale amiotrofica (Lou Gehrig's disease). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

amyotrophicay aterallay erosissclay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica, ELA (she, it). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (Lou Gehrig's disease), enfermedad de Charcot (Lou Gehrig's disease), ELA (Lou Gehrig's disease). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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